Ed Fobes interview (video and transcript, 1 of 5), 1991

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Fobes, Edwin L., “Ed Fobes interview (video and transcript, 1 of 5), 1991,” Digital Collections, accessed March 14, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41926.

Title

Ed Fobes interview (video and transcript, 1 of 5), 1991

Creator

Fobes, Edwin L.

Contributor

Boring, Frank (interviewer)
Christopher, Frank (director)
Fei Hu Films

Description

Interview of Ed "Sarge" Fobes by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Fobes served as AVG Headquarters Clerk. He was stationed in Rangoon and Toungoo, Burma and Loiwing and Kunming, China. In this tape, Fobes describes his upbringing in Chicago, Illinois before joing the military and how he was recruited to join the AVG in China. He also illustrates his experience traveling aboard the Jaegersfontein and his first impressions upon arrival in Rangoon.

Date

1991-05-29

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
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